Exhibit

City Structures - 1965

Brazed brass construction with low-voltage lighting. Inspired by Rockefeller Center under construction (early 1930s).

3' x 1' x 1'

Owned by Baumann family

Photo Credit: Steven J. Tryon - 2011

City In Space - 1966

Constructed of wood, plastic, glass, and metal, electric lights and motors.

Six moons orbit through "star windows" on a three minute cycle. Radio tower lights flash randomly at four corners. 3' x 2' x 1' deep

Owned by Baumann family

Photo Credit: Steven J. Tryon - 2011

Pressure System (detail) - 1966

Metal construction for Broughton Corporation in Glens Falls, NY. 6' x 2' x1'

Cathedral - 1965 (preliminary model)

Rotates at 1 rpm. Constructed of balsawood and colored cellophane. Final to be in brazed brass and plexiglas.  3' x 1' x 1'

Photo Credit: Steven J. Tryon - 2011

Computer Complex - 1966

Didn't know much about computers at the time (and still don't). Constructed of beer and baby juice cans, copper tubing, cigar boxes, fake pearls, etc., and many flashing lights. 6' x 2' x 1' deep

Owned by NY State University at Albany

Martian Megastructure - 1967 (detail)

Four banks of elevators in continuous operation in see-through glass tubes. Florescent plastic construction under ultra-violet light within. 4' x 1' x 1'

Photo Credit: Steven J. Tryon - 2011

Box Fugue - 1968

Photo Credit: Steven J. Tryon - 2011

Growth Pattern - 1968

Photo Credit: Steven J. Tryon - 2011

Power Tower - 1977

Owned by Syracuse Museum of Science & Technology

Sixpack - 1979

Plexiglas construction around 4' florescent tube. 4.5' x 1' x 1'

Owned by Syracuse Museum of Science & Technology

Nuclear Powered Liquid Chemical Re-Processing Plant! - 1981

Alternative title: Tank Farm

Constructed of wood, metal, plastic, etc., with fiber optic and LED light. 40" x 32" x 6"

Owned by Syracuse Museum of Science & Technology

Lights in the Darks - 1981

Photo Credit: Steven J. Tryon - 2011

Moon Base - 1982?

Owned by Syracuse Museum of Science & Technology

The Night Visitors - 1982

Styrofoam heads in wood and plastic construction. 20" x 30" x 14" deep

Photo Credit: Steven J. Tryon - 2011

Megastructure on the Moon - 1985

Electric tourist trolley operates on 8 levels of continuous track from top to bottom and back on 3 minute cycle. 4 banks of elevators operate continuously in see-through glass tubes, ala Hyatt Regency hotels. Constructed of wood, metal and plastics, plus several electrical systems.

6' long x 2.5' high x 2' deep

Owned by Syracuse Museum of Science & Technology

Castle - 1986

Gatorfoam construction, with trolley and train on automatic operation.

6' x 2' x 2' on 4' x 4' x 1' village base

Owned by Syracuse Museum of Science & Technology

Tank Town - 1999

Owned by Syracuse Museum of Science & Technology

Kaleidobox - 2000

"LET THERE BE LIGHT"

Carl Baumann looks over his "LICON" (lighted construction) at his Alpha Gallery in Oswego.

Constructed of wood & plastic, and with 80 miniature lights within, the color patterns change as the viewer moves around it.

32"x20"x20"

Photo Credit: Harrison Wilde, Oswego Palladium Times -- Jan. 16, 2001